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unit
noun(u-nit)an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
Synonyms: social unit,
Examples:
The coach said the offensive unit did a good job.
After the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit.
After the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit.
unit
noun(u-nit)any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
Synonyms: unit of measurement,
Examples:
The dollar is the United States unit of currency.
A unit of wheat is a bushel.
Change per unit volume.
A unit of wheat is a bushel.
Change per unit volume.
unit
noun(u-nit)an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
Synonyms: whole,
Examples:
The team is a unit.
unit
noun(u-nit)a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
Synonyms: building block,
Examples:
Units of nucleic acids.
unit
noun(u-nit)an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
Examples:
The reduced the number of units and installations.
The word is a basic linguistic unit.
The word is a basic linguistic unit.
unit
noun(u-nit)a single undivided whole
Examples:
An idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another.